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How to Train Your Dragon

By: Cressida Cowell
Narrated by: David Tennant
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The story of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III rise to fame, through his dragon-training exploits, told in Hiccup's own words by David Tennant.

Hiccup was a truly extraordinary Viking Hero, Warrior chieftain, awesome sword-fighter and amateur naturalist. He was known throughout Vikingdom as 'the Dragon Whisperer' on account of his power over these terrifying beasts. But it wasn't always like that....

©2004 Cressida Cowell (P)2004 Hodder Children's Books

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Great story, vivid and cracking characters.

Great story, vivid cracking and characters. Excellent reading performance. beautiful music and songs. Encouraging and inspiring narrative.

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Listened with my three sons, ages 4,7,9. Great read, boys were totally engaged. Not too scary. Definite recommend :)

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These are the GREATEST books ever done!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, yes, YES. You don't even need to be under the age of 12 to enjoy this!

Who was your favorite character and why?

ALL of them! The narrator does a stunning job. :)

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, car ride. :)

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I recommend them all. GREAT!!!

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Una de las mejores historias infantiles

Tengo 23 años y sigo disfrutando de este libro. Me he reído muchísimo como cada vez que lo vuelvo a leer. Está es la primera vez que lo escucho y debo decir que fue perfectamente ejecutado. Gracias Cressida por esta maravillosa "traducción" de la historia, gracias David por leerla para mí. ¡Ah! y Gracias Hiccup por enseñarme a entrenar a mi dragon.

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Brilliant car-trip entertainment

We didn't know this book (or indeed the series) and hadn't heard a David Tennant-narrated book before, but the whole family--daughter, 7, son, 9, and parents--gives this two thumbs up. We loved it. We chose it for a long car journey, which as it turned out, was made even longer by a holiday traffic jam, and we really got lucky. The story is funny and involving and the narration is terrific, with great variety in the characterisations and beautiful delivery of the humour. I'm about to buy another in the series to store away for our next car trip, and the kids have since acquired two of Cressida Cowell's books. Highly recommended.

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David Tennant is absolutely brilliant!

Listening to this book was a pure joy! David Tennant is amazing and his scottish accent is essential to this book so that makes him perfect for the job!

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The best!

Even as a grown-up I love listening to these over and over again. Great books great performance. Buy all of them !

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fun adventure story for all ages

This is a great novel and a great beginning to this series. The book is fun without being shallow and Cowell paints a vivid picture of life with Vikings and dragons. David Tennant has varied voices for all the different characters and it's hard to believe they come from one person.

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One of the best books of my life 😀

I am astounded by Cressida Cowell's idea of dragons and how she used her own imagination and creativity with them. And David Tennant's narration was just perfection! He really brought the characters, humour and fantasy of Cressida Cowell alive 🐉 I loved Hiccup and his dragon's character development(= how the character changed in the story) One of the best books I've ever read! 💕

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Whole family loved it

Would you consider the audio edition of How to Train Your Dragon to be better than the print version?

Yes - David Tennant is brilliant!

What did you like best about this story?

Great story, fabulous narration

Have you listened to any of David Tennant’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

All great

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh a lot

Any additional comments?

Worth the money - we are now listening to every one, the whole family is addicted.

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